Takeshi Katô
Biography
Takeshi Katô was born on May 24, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He is known for his work on Yojimbo (1961), Ran (1985) and High and Low (1963). He died on July 31, 2015 in Tokyo.
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 57 years1958 to 2015
Genres
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Takeshi Katô movies on Netflix
Mifune: The Last Samuraias Self - Actor
Japan Sinksas Prof.Yamashiro
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Spaceas Zombie Cat (voice)
Godzilla 1985as Internal Trade and Industry Minister Kasaoka
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lampas Vizier (voice)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tacticsas Noburo Uchimoto
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Waras Noboru Uchimoto
Japan's Longest Dayas Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
None But the Braveas Sgt. Tamura
Sword of the Beastas Katori
High and Lowas Detective Nakao
Pigs and Battleshipsas Ohachi
Yojimboas Ronin Kobuhachi
The Bad Sleep Wellas Itakura
The Hidden Fortressas Fleeing, bloody samurai
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Akira Kurosawa directed four of these films, Kinji Fukasaku two. Toshirô Mifune appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Toshirô Mifune6 films together, 1958 to 2015
Toshirô Mifune's page Mifune: The Last Samurai2015IMDb rating 7.2Katô as Self - ActorMifune as Self - Actor / Various Roles
Japan's Longest Day1967IMDb rating 7.7Katô as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune SakomizuMifune as War Minister General Korechika Anami
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Katô as Detective NakaoMifune as Kingo Gondo
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Katô as Ronin KobuhachiMifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Katô as ItakuraMifune as Kôichi Nishi
The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Katô as Fleeing, bloody samuraiMifune as General Rokurota Makabe
Takashi Shimura5 films together, 1958 to 1967
Takashi Shimura's page Japan's Longest Day1967IMDb rating 7.7Katô as Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune SakomizuShimura as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Katô as Detective NakaoShimura as Chief of Investigation Section
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Katô as Ronin KobuhachiShimura as Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Katô as ItakuraShimura as Administrative Officer Moriyama
The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Katô as Fleeing, bloody samuraiShimura as The Old General, Izumi Nagakura
Eijirô Tôno4 films together, 1961 to 1965
Eijirô Tôno's page Sword of the Beast1965IMDb rating 7.5Katô as KatoriTôno as Minister
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Katô as Detective NakaoTôno as Factory Worker
Pigs and Battleships1961IMDb rating 7.4Katô as OhachiTôno as Kan'ichi
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Katô as Ronin KobuhachiTôno as Gonji - Tavern Keeper
Kunie Tanaka3 films together, 1965 to 1974
Kunie Tanaka's page Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics1974IMDb rating 7.3Katô as Noburo UchimotoTanaka as Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973IMDb rating 7.3Katô as Noboru UchimotoTanaka as Masakichi Makihara
Sword of the Beast1965IMDb rating 7.5Katô as KatoriTanaka as Tanji
Kôji Mitsui3 films together, 1958 to 1963
Kôji Mitsui's page High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Katô as Detective NakaoMitsui as Second Reporter
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Katô as ItakuraMitsui as Reporter A
The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Katô as Fleeing, bloody samuraiMitsui as Guard
Kamatari Fujiwara3 films together, 1958 to 1961
Kamatari Fujiwara's page Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Katô as Ronin KobuhachiFujiwara as Tazaemon
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Katô as ItakuraFujiwara as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Katô as Fleeing, bloody samuraiFujiwara as Matashichi
Akira KurosawaDirector, 4 films, 1958 to 1963
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Katô as Detective Nakao
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Katô as Ronin Kobuhachi
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Katô as Itakura
The Hidden Fortress1958IMDb rating 8.0Katô as Fleeing, bloody samurai
Kinji FukasakuDirector, 2 films, 1973 to 1974
All films by Kinji Fukasaku Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics1974IMDb rating 7.3Katô as Noburo Uchimoto
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973IMDb rating 7.3Katô as Noboru Uchimoto
Also three films together8 more actors
- Nobuo KanekoGodzilla 1985 (1985), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) and Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
- Susumu FujitaYojimbo (1961), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- Kô NishimuraPigs and Battleships (1961), Yojimbo (1961) and The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- Kyôko KagawaMifune: The Last Samurai (2015), High and Low (1963) and The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- Kyû SazankaHigh and Low (1963), Yojimbo (1961) and The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- Yôsuke NatsukiMifune: The Last Samurai (2015), Godzilla 1985 (1985) and Yojimbo (1961)
- Tatsuya MihashiNone But the Brave (1965), High and Low (1963) and The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
- Toshie KimuraBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974), Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) and Sword of the Beast (1965)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Takeshi Katô's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$54.1 million
5 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 5 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 8 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$48M88.1% of the total
- 2$4.1M7.6% of the total
- 3$2.1M4.0% of the total
- 4$144K0.3% of the total
- 5$58K0.1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.







